LANSING, MI -- A court proceeding to determine whether enough evidence exists to put a man on trial for the shooting death of a Lansing man in September is set to begin Thursday afternoon.

Kelvin Bates, 24, is set to appear before Lansing District Judge Frank DeLuca for preliminary examination at 1:30 p.m. Bates is charged with open murder, assault with intent to murder, two counts of carrying a concealed weapon and one count of felony firearm. The former two offenses are punishable by life imprisonment; the latter two are five- and two-year offenses.

Bates was arrested without incident on Sept. 5 in the 1000 block of Woodale Lane in Lansing Township. Police say he shot and killed Micah Arnold, 36, of Lansing, on Aug. 31.

Officers were dispatched to the 3100 block of Turner Street for a reported shooting victim late that evening. Upon arrival, police located Arnold lying on the ground, struggling to breathe.

Arnold was bloodied, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds, according to police. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead about 12:30 a.m. Saturday.